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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport – Atlanta GA

Atlanta Municipal Airport

Atlanta Municipal Airport

Source Public domain 1936

Atlanta Municipal Airport

Atlanta Municipal Airport

Project type: Airports, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
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Description

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) worked to develop the precursor to what is now Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, then known as Atlanta Municipal Airport or Candler Field, during the 1930s.

Source notes

Digital Library of Georgia:
https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:guan_wpa_wpaga70

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 15, 2015.

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Location Info

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Atlanta, GA

Coordinates: 33.641, -84.428

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